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Narngulu Western Australia
Narngulu
Coordinates	28°49′01″S 114°41′31″E / 28.817°S 114.692°E / -28.817; 114.692
Population	44 (SAL 2021)
Established	1890s
Postcode(s)	6532
Area	25.2 km (9.7 sq mi)
Location	12 km (7 mi) SE of Geraldton
LGA(s)	City of Greater Geraldton
State electorate(s)	Geraldton
Federal division(s)	Durack

Narngulu is an outer suburb of the Western Australian city of Geraldton, and is for the most part an industrial area.

History

In the 1890s the town was known as Mullewa Junction as it was where the Geraldton to Mullewa railway line met the Midland railway line, and the name was gazetted in 1903. By 1905, the town was starting to become confused with Mullewa further east, and the Commissioner of Railways asked for the town to be renamed. The name Crowther, after a local merchant, was objected to by the Postmaster-General's Department, as there was a town named Crowther between Cowra and Young in New South Wales. The name Narngulu, meaning "to remember" in a local Aboriginal dialect, was chosen in 1906.

The Greenough Regional Prison opened here in 1984.

Rail

The Narngulu line has required upgrading due to tonnages carried on the line as early as the 1950s.

The location was part of proposed rail corridors to the Oakajee Port developments, which to date have not eventuated. The Australian Railroad Group currently operate a large rail yard at Narngulu, known as either Narngulu Rail Maintenance facility, or Narngulu East Rail Depot.

Titanium minerals and zircon are processed at the Iluka Resources plant, with coal being railed seven times a fortnight from Collie.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Narngulu (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "History of country town names – N". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
3. "Greenough Regional Prison". Department of Corrective Services. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
4. "Narngulu Line To Have Heavier Rails". The West Australian. Vol. 69, no. 20, 987. Western Australia. 26 October 1953. p. 6. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
5. Welker Environmental Consultancy; Western Australia. Department of Resources Development; Westrail; LandCorp (W.A.) (1997), Narngulu to Oakajee rail route and services corridor : consultative environmental review, The Consultancy, retrieved 4 March 2021
6. "Gindalbie to revive Oakajee rail plan", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc, 20 June 2013, ISSN 1320-6680
7. Western Australia. Environmental Protection Authority (1998), Narngulu to Oakajee rail route and services corridor : Westrail, The Authority, ISBN 978-0-7309-8116-9
8. Institution of Engineers, Australia. Western Australia Division (1987), WA Engineering Excellence Awards, 1987-2014, retrieved 4 March 2021 - text summary in catalogue: Norman Disney Young T Z Architects and BPA Engineering Narngulu Rail Maintenance facility m Chevron ... Narngulu Rail Maintenance facility
9. "Aurizon Narngulu East Rail Depot".
10. "Narngulu East Rail and Maintenance Depot" (PDF). SMP Engineering. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
11. "Iluka to upgrade DCS at Narngulu plant", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc, 13 July 2004, ISSN 1320-6680

• Suburbs of Geraldton